Cost of living comparison
Athens is 8.9% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Athens instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 53.6% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
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